Security advisory

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  "id": "397df239195f597c271faca493a1d4c72c41dbdeadc88dfc89044320a4e3080a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78573",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-78573",
    "summary": "IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 could allow a remote attacker to gain administrative access due to the use of default credentials.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-78573",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-78573",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-78573"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/ibm/mcp-context-forge",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "6f2dee5c2e74ecfbe88e0acd109b44e1fd3cfdd3"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "4092d33676f9b57d3f9e547921e9d62e36719a41"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.0.7"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.0.7",
            "v1.0.6",
            "v1.0.5",
            "v1.0.4",
            "v1.0.3",
            "v1.0.2",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-78573.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:37.389895942Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286834"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-78573",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434216,
  "published_at": "2026-09-10T22:16:59.987+00:00"
}